The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-29
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VohNNt W AMI ienun tho ieokuo ~
base stealing.
At present the league ace is closer
than n years.
MEMPHIS plays six straight games
with Birmingham.
Tue St. Louis Browns now have an
assured winning lead.
JOE GKRHARDr is playing second
base in his cid time shape.
Tas Athletics made great mistake
when they released Coleman.
THIS will probably be- Hardy Hen
derson's last year with Brooklyn.
IT begins to look as II the Nets in.
tend to release or sell Paul Rstford.
IT is hardly probable the Eastern
League will be recognised next year.
SHRKvK is the twenty.third man that
the Indianapolis club has played this
season.
PlTrsBURe Is better supplied with
pitchers than any other club In the
League.
Common has made thirteen hsme
runs, seventeen triples and seventeen
doubles.
The Syracuse Stars had TO reinsiate
Jacoby in response to the demand Of
the public.
TBH Nets and Cincinna,is have
played the shortstt game Of the season
-one hour and eighteen misutes.
PITCHER KIRBY late with Cleve.
land and Indianapolis, has returned
to st. Louis, and will Join the FIRE de-
par'ment.
TnclxB has turned out to be no
mean twirler. He struck out sixteen
OF the Rochesters and Bufalos In his
last two gamer, and allowed them but
seven clean hits.
IT 10 said that President spaldipg.
Of the ChicsRo club, has sgresd to give
Olark.on 5000 and the other players
considerable extra salary II the Chi.
cago club wins the championship.
JoHs MORRILL,, Of Boston, has moi
stolen a base IN eighteen games, and
sill he 10 considered by some as the
beet genersl player In the country
Base running 10 q necessary adj1nc
to good ball playing nowadays.
GRuBKR has now pitched six gSmel
for the Detroi,s, winning three anc
losing THREE. His defeats we're agAins
the New Yorks, Chicseos and Indian
apolis, and his victories were two over
toe wGhingtons and one over the
Bostons.
OtnIsd up town in the car Mansgei
Kelly refused 10 pay his fare In tue
usual way because, he sSid, he hadn't
put anything In this box Tor 20 long that
wasn't knocked ont that he wa'
afraid the cu company would lose D. q
isre-Louisville Commercial.
TnR trouble between Andrews and
Doyle has been settled, aud the play
ers are acting Ia harmony once more
The Browns nov have q good hold on
second place, and II they play ball on
the trip their chances for winning the
pennant ere very fair. They play
ourieen gsmes-eiK ut Birmingham
four NJ New Orleans and four al
Charleston.
The washingtons have resuTecled
George Washington Keeis. Who wor,
their uniform littls while last year
ard IL q native OF the capital. HI
pitched four game for the Senator
a,t seasen-one zach against th'
Chicseos, DetroiiF, Bostons and Nsv
Yorks-all Of which were Loot excep
ths one against the Giants, which
ended atie after eight innings.
says o. p. Caylor: "The day vii
never come when pitchers will all 90
n o same price and infslders draw ex
actly similar ealaries. Think Of Tin
Keeie and Ramsey drawing the cam,
amount Of money for teryices az tina
paid 10 Daily, serad and Seward. o
Try 10 imsgins McPnes, Ward, Will
hanson and Brouihen getting an squa
talary With men like Ksppel, Reccius
Toy, McGarr and Richardson Of Ne,
. York. The graded salary idea vii
never work"
wArKIss, OF Detroit, kicks on tn
n-ld, and Ia Indianapolis, on satur
day, time was called In the eeyant
a In ming 10 give the umpl,e an oppoi
Unity 10 explain 10 Watkins VIII
Hanlon's liner, which passed the edg
i oi tho frat bag, was foul. A disgrace
0 fol dispute ensutd between manager
a captsins and players, hioh lasted d
!. teen minutes. HanloA obeiinattly n
:. manned on second base, and would NJ
= como hack 70 bat until the umpii
!, vent out aud begged hin 10 do 20.
4 sAYs tbs Nes York Mail and II
: prtGs: "rhs New Yorke lead q
/ leegue In both batting and base ru
- Ming: yet why tbo team does not no
I, a better place Ia not easily tIplsibel
but, then, II would be equally A. hs
10 explain Why they did not win Il
pennant In 1875, xhfn they won VI
series from oil the other cluba, led
10 both batting and fielding, and tn,
r. pitchers had the best records. The
:, are many mysteries connected wi
the national game that aie never q
D. planned. However, this race 10 o
m over yet"
K. Bur little has been printed abo
10 the recent "called" meeting oi I
o league, held at Ahbury Park,
Il, though reasonable people are not
TO Glued 10 belisve that the magma
al vent 10 20 much trouble and inc,
cd vspiepcs simply 10 decide that
bg New Yoik-Detrolt gsmo should
70 played over. i 70 asserted that 0
ias cal important questions we're COM
ho cred, ali OF which anticipate piopo
seton by the special m, etiDg q
ny American Association next month.
In said thai the proipgcte for emit
zen log q league club In Detroit mex,
ms son we're freely debated, and the
suit WIS that all hands, rec1gDlx ny
Iou great expense aud difficulties un
which the management OF that Z
an, lsbop, sgresd 70 allow them .